Most Green 11 suppliers are either USDA Certified Organic or Compact Signers of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics agreement. When companies sign this they have committed to the following:

All cosmetics and personal care products made by the company anywhere in the world meet or exceed the formulation standards and deadlines set by the European Union cosmetics directive to be free of chemicals that are known or strongly suspected of causing cancer, mutation or birth defects.

The company will implement substitution plans that replace hazardous materials with safer alternatives within three years, and publicly report its progress in meeting these goals.

Compact Signers pledge to make their product safer and to provide greater transparency to consumers about their products.